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A Million Dollar View // Hallstatt, Austria

Earlier this week I posted about enjoying Hallstatt from the lake, now it's time to enjoy this beautiful village from above. When I arrived in Hallstatt, I easily parked the car and started walking towards town. I knew the salt mines were closed for the "winter" (like everything else) but I wasn't sure about the viewing platform. Since the ticket booth was on the way, I stopped by and asked if the cable car was operational to the skywalk and he said YES!

The Hallstatt Sky Walk - "World Heritage View" is a viewing platform 360 meters above Hallstatt and protrudes 12 meters from the mountainside. It offers amazing panoramic views of Hallstatt, Hallstatter See (lake) and the UNESCO World Heritage region. While I have a pretty big fear of heights, the viewing platform was very doable for me. I'm so glad they opted against having a glass floor or any other vertigo-inducing surface so I could fully enjoy the experience.

I was extremely lucky that day... the weather was amazing and since I went on a Wednesday, it wasn't that crowded. Everyone took turns taking pictures in the point and when asked, was happy to take a picture for you. I asked a few couples if they would like for me to take a picture for them and while almost every couple eagerly said yes (I know how hard it is to get a non-selfie picture), one couple said they would rather have a selfie... that was a first!

If you do get a chance to visit Hallstatt, not only do you need to experience it from the lake but definitely check it out from the viewing platform as well. I forget how much it is per person, but it's not that much and definitely worth it for the killer views. There is also a restaurant up top if you want to grab a bite to eat or a beer. I do wish the salt mines were open when I went (just to see what it is about) so definitely check that out too if you are into that kind of thing and if you go anytime after May.

What a funny couple, sometimes selfies look cool but I feel it is always way better to have a picture with the whole background but to each its own. I can't believe I have this so close from Slovenia and I still haven't seen it. I'm sending this to my husband ASAP :)

It was so strange, I even brought it up like an hour later like "I can't believe they didn't want me to take a picture for them" haha. I wish Hallstatt was close to me! Slovenia too for that matter! You guys should definitely make a trip there :)

Those views are just amazing! I would love to check out that viewing platform. There's a similar one in Jasper National Park called the Glacier Skywalk, but I believe the floors are all glass. Looks awesome though.

Glass floors?! Nope lol. I just googled it and there's no way I could walk out there. There's a skydeck at Willis Tower in Chicago 103 stories up and it has glass floors and I couldn't even go near it lol. And I patiently waited on the side of that crazy suspension bridge at Neuschwanstein Castle lol. So I was so happy they opted out of that in Hallstatt so I could enjoy everything :)

ooooh pretty pretty!! I love getting an aerial views of places, it my favourite things to find when we go to new places :)

I did chuckle about the man's hand in the first couple photo up there. I do wish people would be a bit more aware of others, and put their selfies down haha. Kris and I rarely take couple photos, the odd selfie, but that's all. We hard;y have any photos of ourselves in places, just of Kris as I'm always the one with the camera haha.

OH MY!!!! I don't even have the words to express how beautiful these photos are, Christine! All I can say is... I NEED to go there! I hadn't even heard of Hallstatt until I read some blog posts on it, then I screen shotted photos and sent them to Carlos. It really sounds like a dream place - water and mountains are a match made in heaven. You should definitely frame some of these! :)

Thanks Marcella! :) You guys definitely should try to make a trip there! It was one of our favorite parts of the trip. I wish I didn't have to travel across the Atlantic to visit charming towns like this!

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